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Ikumi Narita
Personal information
Full name	Ikumi Narita
Nickname	Iku
Born	Ikumi Ogake (大懸 郁久美, Ōgake Ikumi) (1976-01-01) January 1, 1976 (age 49) Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	68 kg (150 lb)
Spike	299 cm (118 in)
Block	284 cm (112 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Wing Spiker / Libero
Number	3 (national team)
National team
1996–2004  Japan
Honours Women's volleyball Representing  Japan Asian Games 1998 Bangkok Team

Ikumi Narita (成田 郁久美, Narita Ikumi, born January 1, 1976) is a Japanese former volleyball player. Her maiden name is Ikumi Ogake (大懸 郁久美, Ōgake Ikumi).

Narita competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, where she finished in fifth place with the Japan women's national team. She played as a wing-spiker. She was named Best Digger and Best Receiver at the 2004 FIVB Women's World Olympic Qualification Tournament.

Clubs

• AsahikawaJitsugyo High School → NEC Red Rockets (1994–2001) → Hisamitsu Springs (2003–2007) → NEC Red Rockets (2007–2010) → Pioneer Red Wings (2009–2011)

Honours

• 1996: 9th place in the Olympic Games
• 1998: 8th place in the World Championship
• 1998: 3rd place in the Asian Games
• 1999: 6th place in the World Cup
• 2004: 5th place in the Olympic Games

Individual awards

• 1997 3rd V.League : Serve receive award, Best 6
• 1998 4th V.League : Excellent Player award, Servereceive award, Best 6
• 1999 5th V.League : Best 6
• 2000 6th V.League : Excellent Player award, Best 6
• 2001 7th V.League : Serve receive award, Best 6
• 2004 Olympic Qualifier "Best Digger"
• 2004 Olympic Qualifier "Best Receiver"
• 2006 12th V.League : Receive award
• 2007 2006-07 V.Premier League : Receive award

References

External links

• Ikumi Narita at V.League (archived) (in Japanese)
• Ikumi Narita at WorldofVolley
• Ikumi Narita at Olympedia
• Ikumi Narita at Olympedia
• FIVB Biography

v t e Japan women's volleyball squad – 1996 Summer Olympics – 9th place
1 Nakanishi (c) 2 Obayashi 3 Nagatomi 4 Yamauchi 5 Yoshihara 6 Torii 9 Nakamura 10 Sakamoto 11 Saiki 12 Tajimi 14 Hoshino 17 Ogake Coach: Yoshida

v t e Japan women's volleyball squad – 2004 Summer Olympics – 5th place
1 Yoshihara (c) 2 Tsuji 3 Narita 4 Sasaki 5 Omura 7 Takeshita 9 Takahashi 12 Sugiyama 13 Ōtomo 14 Oyama 16 Kurihara 18 Kimura Coach: Yanagimoto

• 1976 births
• Living people
• Japanese women's volleyball players
• Volleyball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
• Volleyball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
• Olympic volleyball players for Japan
• Sportspeople from Asahikawa
• NEC Red Rockets players
• Pioneer Red Wings players
• Asian Games medalists in volleyball
• Volleyball players at the 1998 Asian Games
• Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games
• Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan